Shade vs The Siege at Thorn High

The Siege at Thorn High has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.2/10 for Shade). Shade is the shorter watch at 1h 41m compared with 1h 58m. Shade is the older of the two (2003 against 2025). Both are action, crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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ShadeThe Siege at Thorn High
Audience score★ 6.2/10★ 7.8/10
Year20032025
Length1h 41m1h 58m
GenresAction, Crime, ThrillerAction, Crime, Thriller
Country–Indonesia
DirectorDamian NiemanJoko Anwar
Main castMark Boone Junior, Thandiwe Newton, Sylvester Stallone, Hal Holbrook, Melanie GriffithKiki Narendra, Hana Pitrashata Malasan, Endy Arfian, Morgan Oey, Faris Fadjar Munggaran

Synopsis

Shade

Tiffany, Charlie and Vernon are con artists looking to up the ante from their typical scams. They figure a good way of doing this is taking down Dean "The Dean" Stevens, a well-known cardsharp, in a rigged game. However, they first need enough money to enter a game with Stevens, so they decide to strike a deal with fellow crook Larry Jennings to scam a local gangster -- which turns out to be a bad idea.

The Siege at Thorn High

Edwin promised to his sister on her death bed to find her son she gave up long time ago. Edwin's quest brought him to become a substitute teacher in Duri High School, Jakarta, a school for juvenile delinquents. There he must face the most violent students to find his nephew. When he eventually finds the boy, a city-wide riot erupts and Edwin is trapped im the school with the cruel kids out for his blood.

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